The COVID Project
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The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States Coast Guard, National Maritime Center; nationwide
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- 46 U.S.C. 7507; 46 C.F.R. 10.205
- Issued
- 2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-19 (REC closures 'effective immediately') (read as 2020-03-19)
- End
- 2020-03-30 (superseded by Change 1) (read as 2020-03-30)
- In force
- Mar. 19, 2020 to Mar. 30, 2020
- Limitation types
- Courts and public officesOther
- Addressees
- merchant mariners
- vessel operators
- training providers
- Functions reached
- HR credentialing (exam centers closed; renewals suspended)
- WF mariner availability
- OP training providers and schools
- Character
- context
- Collection
- Coast Guard and ports AGY-USCG-PORTS
Operative words
[Regional Examination Centers are] closed until further notice effective immediately. Mariners may cancel or reschedule any REC appointment... Merchant Mariner Credentials (National Endorsements only) that expired between March 1, 2020 and July 31, 2020 are extended until 31 October 2020. Mariners who are actively working on expired credentials that meet the expiration criteria must carry the expired credential with a copy of this notice.
Enforcement
46 C.F.R. 15.401 (service under valid credential) as relaxed; 46 U.S.C. 8101, 8701
Notes
All Regional Examination Centers closed; the first of six credential-extension bulletins.
Retrieval noteText read in full. The enforceable instruments are the COTP orders, 33 C.F.R. 160.216, 33 C.F.R. 105.125 and the CDC orders the bulletin describes (already cited in the record's enforcement field). Cite the bulletin as evidence of the operating regime, not as an order). in_force_quarters is per instrument (brief, sec.